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Government boosts its Business Improvement Fund by another $35 million post image
Topic - Aged Care Ageing

Government boosts its Business Improvement Fund by another $35 million

by The Weekly Source
Only 2,000 new Level 4 packages among 23,000 new Home Care Packages – StewartBrown says packages should be extended to Level 6 post image
Topic - Aged Care Ageing

Only 2,000 new Level 4 packages among 23,000 new Home Care Packages – StewartBrown says packages should be extended to Level 6

by The Weekly Source
QLD Housing Minister wades into complaints about “unfair” rent increases at lifestyle communities – says it’s time to overhaul legislation post image
Government Policy Housing

QLD Housing Minister wades into complaints about “unfair” rent increases at lifestyle communities – says it’s time to overhaul legislation

by The Weekly Source
NSW Ageing and Disability Commission sees 64% rise in calls in 2019/20 – with bigger increase after COVID restrictions lifted post image
Ageing Government Policy

NSW Ageing and Disability Commission sees 64% rise in calls in 2019/20 – with bigger increase after COVID restrictions lifted

by The Weekly Source
Federal Government still propping up vacant aged care home in regional Victoria – at a cost of $56K a month post image
Topic - Aged Care Government Policy

Federal Government still propping up vacant aged care home in regional Victoria – at a cost of $56K a month

by The Weekly Source
Adding insult to injury: VIC Government accidentally sends letter to ‘private’ aged care providers extending extra funding for staffing post image
Topic - Aged Care Ageing

Adding insult to injury: VIC Government accidentally sends letter to ‘private’ aged care providers extending extra funding for staffing

by The Weekly Source
27% of Quality and Safety Commission’s 657 staff are contractors, Senate enquiry reveals – but still one staff member for every four homes post image
Topic - Aged Care Ageing

27% of Quality and Safety Commission’s 657 staff are contractors, Senate enquiry reveals – but still one staff member for every four homes

by The Weekly Source
10,000 older Australians died on the home care waiting list in FY19/20 – nearly 16,000 waiting for Level 4 package post image
Topic - Aged Care Ageing

10,000 older Australians died on the home care waiting list in FY19/20 – nearly 16,000 waiting for Level 4 package

by The Weekly Source
Retirement Living Council (RLC) and Residential Land Lease Alliance lobby Government on $25K ‘downsizers’ grant ahead of Budget post image
Government Policy Topic - Housing News

Retirement Living Council (RLC) and Residential Land Lease Alliance lobby Government on $25K ‘downsizers’ grant ahead of Budget

by The Weekly Source
October 1 marks United Nation’s International Day of Older Persons – number of people aged over 60 to outnumber those under five post image
Topic - Aged Care Ageing

October 1 marks United Nation’s International Day of Older Persons – number of people aged over 60 to outnumber those under five

by The Weekly Source
Gary Barnier’s February report says 50 aged care providers to walk away from the sector in 2020 – Government not set up to identify $5.3 billion RAD risk post image
Topic - Aged Care Ageing

Gary Barnier’s February report says 50 aged care providers to walk away from the sector in 2020 – Government not set up to identify $5.3 billion RAD risk

by The Weekly Source
The Big 4 banks hold $9B exposure to the ‘$30B house of (RAD) cards’ – the problem for all operators post image
Topic - Aged Care Ageing

The Big 4 banks hold $9B exposure to the ‘$30B house of (RAD) cards’ – the problem for all operators

by The Weekly Source